# overview
I am interested in all aspects of undergraduate education, including teaching, research, and mentoring. My current activities include teaching the Chemistry 481 seminar course, which is now a writing-intensive "W" course. I have extensive experience in writing instruction in both chemistry and general education courses, and a long-standing interest in improving oral and written scientific communication. I have also taught physical chemistry lecture and laboratory and hope to have the opportunity to participate in the physical chemistry offerings at Texas A&M University in the near future.  My own research interests are in the area of solid-state NMR of membrane systems, where I have studied different types of intermolecular interactions. I am also interested in NMR diffusion measurements in membrane systems and using NMR to study novel supported bilayers. I plan to continue my research efforts through collaboration, both within Texas A&M and with scientists at other institutions.

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University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States)

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Association of Former Students College-Level Teaching Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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H-1 NMR MAS Investigations of Phase Behavior in Lipid Membranes

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Optically polarized xenon-129 NMR studies in solution

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CHED 1468-Assessment of reforms in the physical chemistry laboratory at Texas A&M University

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CROSS POLARIZATION FROM LASER-POLARIZED SOLID XENON TO (CO2)-C-13 BY LOW-FIELD THERMAL MIXING

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Professional Development for REU Students

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XE-129 NMR-STUDY OF TIO2 (ANATASE)-SUPPORTED V2O5 CATALYSTS

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Multinuclear NMR studies of single lipid bilayers supported in cylindrical aluminum oxide nanopores.

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NMR studies on single lipid bilayers supported in cylindrical aluminum oxide nanopores - Reconstitution of GPCR

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Interaction of a series of aromatic solutes with a phospholipid bilayer

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XENON NMR-STUDY OF A NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL CONFINED TO CYLINDRICAL SUBMICRON CAVITIES

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SPIN-POLARIZED XE-129 GAS IMAGING OF MATERIALS

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NMR studies on single lipid bilayers supported in cylindrical aluminum oxide nanopores: Reconstitution of GPCR.

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Phospholipid Structural Features Influence Lateral Diffusion

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Assessment of reforms in the physical chemistry laboratory

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Physical chemistry undergrduate experiment utilizing solid state NMR to prepare binary phase diagrams of lipid-cholesterol systems

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Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanopores as Substrate for Functional and Structural Studies on G Protein-Coupled Membrane Receptors

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Optically polarized Xe-129 NMR study of model membranes.

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OPTICALLY POLARIZED XE-129 IN NMR-SPECTROSCOPY

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Spectroscopic determination of dissociation constants of alpha-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds

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COLL 626-Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide as substrate for functional reconstitution of G-protein coupled membrane receptors

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CHED 97-Assessing individual contributions to group reports in the physical chemistry laboratory

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Influence of phospholipid chemical structure on lateral diffusion rates in fluid bilayers

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Determination of association constants in cyclodextrin inclusion complexes using NMR spectroscopy.

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XE-129 NMR-STUDIES OF HYPER-CROSS-LINKED POLYARYLCARBINOLS - RIGID VERSUS FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES

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Determination of the location of interaction of ethanol in phosphatidylcholine unilamellar vesicles using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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NMR of a phospholipid - Modules for advanced laboratory courses

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HIGH-FIELD CROSS-POLARIZATION NMR FROM LASER-POLARIZED XENON TO A POLYMER SURFACE

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HIGH-FIELD CROSS-POLARIZATION NMR FROM LASER-POLARIZED XENON TO SURFACE NUCLEI

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Multinuclear, solid-state NMR studies of a single lipid bilayer on a porous aluminum oxide support

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MONITORING XENON CLATHRATE HYDRATE FORMATION ON ICE SURFACES WITH OPTICALLY ENHANCED XE-129 NMR

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Lateral diffusion in multilamellar liposomes measured by pulsed field gradient magic angle spinning (PFG-MAS) NMR

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Multi-dimensional pulsed field gradient magic angle spinning NMR experiments on membranes.

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Hydration of POPC bilayers studied by 1H-PFG-MAS-NOESY and neutron diffraction.

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Lateral diffusion rates of lipid, water, and a hydrophobic drug in a multilamellar liposome.

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REU Site: Sustainable Chemistry at Texas A&M University

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Reu Site: Biological, Environmental, and Materials Chemistry Research At Thexas A&M University

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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REU Site: Biological, Green, and Materials Chemistry Research at Texas A&M University

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Chemistry Department; 3255 TAMU

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Provost Announces Academic Professional Track Teaching Awards